Leon David Salazar was born in Cali, Colombia, when he spent a part of his childhood before arriving in Switzerland where he studied business and then drama at the Manufacture - High School of Performing Arts.

For cinema, he worked for Lucien Monot (Le Pays), Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond (Little Sister), Valentin Merz (De Noche Los Gatos Son Pardos), Jorge Cadena (Flores del otro patio) and Céline Sallette (Niki).

On television, he worked with Léa Fazer on "Sacha" (Arte & RTS), with Pierre Monnard on "Hors Saison" (France 2 & RTS), with Nicole Weegmann on "Alice" (ARD), with Delphine Lehericey on " Les Indociles” (RTS), with Nicole Borgeat on “Délits Minors” (RTS) and with Guillaume Cremonese on “Broute” (Canal+).

For theater, he acted under the direction of Marie Fourquet, Christiane Jatahy, Lionel Baier, Mathias Brossard, Loïc Le Manac'h, Robert Cantarella and Marcial Di Fonzo Bo.
He is co-founder of HAJDUK Cie, member of the CCC Collective and the Tranx Collective.